US on brink of government shutdown after Senate rejects funding plans
by Chris Stein in Washington and Lauren Gambino from US news | The Guardian on (#70DJD)
Senate sinks Democratic and Republican plans to extend government funding beyond midnight and avert shutdown
The US government is on the brink of a shutdown after the Senate on Tuesday rejected competing plans to extend funding beyond midnight.
Senate Democrats blocked legislation put forward by the Republican majority to fund the government through 21 November, while Republicans united to stop a separate Democratic-backed measure that would have extended healthcare benefits and other priorities. Both proposals failed to clear the 60-vote threshold for advancement in the chamber.
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